高二英语下学期周考试题二Word文档下载推荐.docx
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One-LeggedSongandDanceMan:
Volume3"
explainshowhereturnedtodancejust18monthsaftertheamputation.Hisdancenowreliesontheuseofapegleg(假肢),heexplains.
Thesecrettohissurprisingsuccess,hesays,wasbeinga"
stubborn"
patientwhorefusedtogiveuponhisdanceandperformingstudies,despitetheadviceofhisdoctor.
"
Itwasarealsetback,butafteritwasallover,Isaid,'
Youknowwhat?
Ineedtopickupright
whereIleftoffandcontinuemycareer,"
'
Ruggierosaid.
Ruggierohascometoviewhispeglegasan
instrument."
Tapdancers-they'
realwayscalling
themselvesmusicians,andtheirfeetaretheirinstrument,"
hesaid.Notingthatmanyaudiencememberswillneverhaveseenaone-leggeddancerbeforecomingtohisshow,Ruggierosayshewon'
tshyawayfromthephysical"
weakness"
hisperformanceshowsbecauseofhiscondition.
Alotofpeoplehavecomeuptome,andtheyalwayssay,'
You'
resucharolemodelandan
inspiration,'
hesaid."
I'
mhonoredwhenpeoplesaythat,ofcourse,butI'
mjusttryingtogetonwithmylife."
21.WhatmakesRuggiero'
snewshowunusual?
A.One-leggeddance.B.Hisownartworks.
C.Theuseofinstrument.D.Songsofpopstandard.
22.Accordingtothepassage,itistruethat
A.Ruggieroisatoughpersonwithastrongwill
B.thesetbackhasendedRuggiero'
sdancecareer
C.Ruggieroisdancingrelyingonothers'
support
D.hisdoctoragreedhekeptondancingandstudying
23.Whenaudienceattendhisperformance,theymaynotice
A.Ruggieroplayspiano,singsanddances
B.Ruggieroisadancerwiththehelpofapegleg
C.therearemanytapdancersintheperformance
D.Ruggieropretendstobeaphysicallynormalperson
24.What'
stheauthor'
sattitudetoEvan?
A.WorryB.SympathyC.EncouragementD.Pity
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FourMust-SeeRoute66(66号公路)Attractions
TheUnitedStatesisfullofoddroadsideattractions.Route66ishometosomeoftheoldestandmostknownattractionsofthemall.HerearefourattractionsyoushouldseealongtheMotherRoad:
1.PaulBunyanandaHotDog
Route66travelerspassbymanyfiberglassgiants(巨人)rightalongtheroad.Thesegiantswereapopularformofadvertisinginthe1960s.Manyofthemstoodinfrontofservicestations.Theyheldcar
parts,suchasmufflers.ThecollectionofRoute66giantsbecameknownas"
MufflerMen"
.Businesseshopedthestrangestatueswouldgettravelers'
attention.
Thefirstfiberglassgiantwasa"
PaulBunyan"
figure,builtintheearly1960s.It'
ssaidthatPaulBunyanisafamouswoodworker.
2.CrownCandyKitchenandJamaicaRay
CrownCandyKitchenhasbeenservingRoute66travelersfromtheverybeginning.Itisjustafewshortshopopenedmorethan100yearsago,andhasbeenmakingcandiesandmealseversince.
Onweekends,peoplesometimeswaitinlineforatableatCrownCandyforoveranhour.Luckilythereisfreeentertainmentrightoutside.JamaicaRay,alocalfolkartist,createsunusualsculptures.
3.TheWorld'
sLargestRockingChair
Fanning,Missouri,ishometooneofthestrangestRoute66attractions.Justofftheroadsitsanalmost13-meter-tallrockingchair.
Thestructurewascompletedin20080nthefirstofApril,orAprilFool'
sDay.
Atonetimethechairactuallyrocked.Butofficialsdecidedithadtobestilltobesafeforever.Peoplearenotpermittedtoclimbthechair.Wethink,however,thatitprobablyhappensonceinawhilewhennooneiswatching.
4.BigTexan'
sSteakChallenge
Fewplacesbetterrepresentthecommonexpression"
Everything'
sBiggerinTexas"
thantheBigTexanSteakRanch.Since1960,ithasappealedtotravelerswithbigappetitesandabigloveofbeef.
Itishardtomissthehugeyellowrestaurant-orthegiantcowstatuethatsitsoutfront.ThecowadvertisesBigTexan'
sspecialdeal,andwhathasmadethissteakranchfamou
s:
a"
free"
72-ounce(英两)or2-kilogramsteak.Thereisonetrick:
thesteakisonlyfreeifyoucaneattheentirethinginonehour.
Aspecialtableisinthemiddleoftherestaurantforthedaringdinerswhoacceptthechallenge.Since1990,morethan9,000dinershaveeatentheentire2-kilogramsteak.
25.Whatwasconsideredas"
?
A.HotDogB.JamaicaRayC.CarpartsD.PaulBunyan
26.Wherewillyoumaybewaitinlineonweekends?
A.PaulBunyanandaHotDog.B.CrownCandyKitchenandJamaicaRay.
C.TheWorld'
sLargestRockingChair.D.BigTexan'
sSteakChallenge.
27.IfyouvisitTheWorld'
sLargestRockingChair,youhaveto
A.getthereinAprilB.climbupandrockit
C.seeit13metersawayD.traveltoFanning,Missouri
28.WhatisBigTexan'
sSteakChallenge?
A.Thegiantcowstatuesitsoutofthehugeran
ch.
B.Dinerseatuptheentire72-ounceor2-kilogramsteak.
C.TheBigTexanSteakRanchisthebiggestrestaurantinTexas.
D.Thedaringdinerssitaroundataspecialtableintherestaurant.
C
WorldBookDayisacelebrationofallthingswonderfulaboutbooksforallages,withauthorevents,schoolfancy-dressparades(游行)anda£1booktoken(购书券)giventoallschoolchildrenunder18.Itisayearlyeventon23rdApril,organizedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO
),topromotereading.
IntheUni
tedKingdom,thedayisrecognizedonthefirstThursdayinMarch.On3rd
March2016childrenofallagesintheU
Kwillcometogethertoappreciatereading.Sometimes,readingamodernnovelcanbetough(BookerPrizewinnerTheLuminariesrunsto832pages!
),especiallyifreadingisnotyourstrongsuit.Infact,oneinsixpeopleintheUKneverpickupabookbecausethey’veexperienceddifficultiesorareoutofthehabitofreadingforpleasure.
TheGalaxyQuickReadsseriesaredesignedtointroducereluctantreaderstobestsellingshortfunnynovels,whichbringthejoyofreadingwithoutdemandinghoursofconcentratedtime.Theycoverarangeofsubjects,fromromancetocomedy.
JojoMoyes’sParisForOneisaromanticadventureinwhich26-year-oldNellbooksaweekendawaytoPariswithherlazy,neglectfulboyfrien
d.Whenhefailstoturnup,sheisaloneinthecity.Thatis,untilshemeetsFabien,whoshowsherthecharmsoftheFrenchc
apital--inmorewaysthanone.
AdeleGeras’smovingstoryOutInTheDarkwassetinWorldWarI,inwhichyoungRobcamebackfromthebattlefields.Determinedtofindtheofficer’sw
idowtoreturnthephotoofherandtheirdaughterthatthecaptainkeptwithhim,hetraveledseveralthousandmilesbutnevergaveup.
DeadManTalkingisafantastictaleofPat,whohadaterriblefightwithhisbestfriend,Joe,tenyearsago--butnowhearsthatJoeisdead,andhemustattendhisfuneral.ButJoeisnotgoingquietlythatverynight--he’slyinginhiscoffinbeingverychattyindeed.
29.WhatisthemainaimoftheWorldBookDay?
A.Topromotebookselling.B.Towinauthorsfame.
C.Toencouragereading.D.Toperfecteducation.
30.Ifyoulackconfidenceinyourreadingskills,youwillprobablyavoidreading_____.
A.DeadManTalkingB.ParisForOne
C.TheLuminariesD.OutInTheDark
31.Whatelsedoyouexpecttheauthortointroduce?
A.Aromance.B.Amovingstory.
C.Ahorrorstory.D.Acomedy.
32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?
A.TheLuminariestellsastoryofaBookerPrizewinner.
B.ParisForOnetellsastoryofNellandFabien.
C.OutInTheDarkisastoryduringWorldWarⅡ.
DDeadManTalkingisastoryofPatandhistalkativefriend.
D
Tryrubbing(摩擦)thetipofyourfingerbackwardsandforwardsveryquicklyonyourcoatorablanket.Itshouldbecomehot.Incoldweatherwesometimesrubourhandstogethertomakethemwarm.Therubbingoftwotogetherwhichcausesheatiscalled"
friction"
(摩擦力).Inthesameway,peoplewholivedincavesrubbedapieceofwoodshapedlikeapencilonanotherpieceofwoodwithdriedleavesorgrasspackednearby.Theheatsettheleavesorgrassalight.Thiswasadifficultwayofmakingfire.Betterwayswerefoundbyusingflint(火石),butitwasnotuntil1827thatthefirstmatchesweremadeinEngland.
Chemistsmadeupamixtureandputitonanendofastickormatch.Themixturecontainedasmallamountofphosphorous(磷),achemicalthatburstsintoflamewhenheatedslightly.Theotherchemicalsthencaughtfireandburnedlessfiercelyuntilthewoodwasalight.Byrubbingtheendofthematch,onsandpaper,thefrictioneasilysetthephosphorousalight.Thesefirstmatchescouldalsobestruckonotherroughsurfaces,includingtheleathersole(底)ofashoe.
Atthetime,everyonethoughtthiswasawonderfulinvention.Unfortunatelyaccidentshappened.Awholeboxofmatcheswouldsuddenlycatchfireifitwasheated.Imaginethishappeningtosomeonewarmingthem
selvesbyafirewithaboxofmatchesinhisorherpocket!
Evenloosematchesinahandbagorpocketcouldrubtogetherandcatchfire.
Whatwasneededwasamatcht
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